FAI CIAM Plenary Lausanne, Switzerland 8 9 April 2016 1 CIAM Plenary 2016 7.1. FAI General Conference 2015
Agenda 7.1. 2015 FAI General Conference Susanne SCHÖDEL, FAI Secretary General 2 CIAM Plenary 2016 7.1. FAI General Conference 2015
FAI Report a) Membership development b) Air Sports development c) Other matters 3 CIAM Plenary 2016 7.1. FAI General Conference 2015
a) Membership Development Membership Active Members 87 Associate Members 15 Temporary Members 8 International Affiliate Members 4 Total 114 New Members in 2015: Algeria, Kosovo. Air Sports and its national entities are developing and changing in some countries Effects on the setup of FAI. Air Sport Organisations outside Europe are growing. FAI Membership will change. 4 CIAM Plenary 2016 7.1. FAI General Conference 2015
b) Air Sports Development - Focus of the FAI Head Office "Secretariat purposes" (Statutes 8.2.1.) - controlling FAI business plan (8.1.4.), annual report on air sports development (8.2.1.), FAI Award and Diploma support (Statutes Ch. 9 and 10) Help with Commission procedures (By-Laws Ch. 3) Maintaining archives of FAI, homologating all air and space records, maintaining FAI accounts, collect all payments (also sanction fees), maintain electronic communication with constituent elements of FAI and airsports community at large (i.e. IT support) (By-Laws Ch. 4) Publishing all information regarding FAI's activities and meetings, list of current records, Commission reports, results of Championships, medals and diplomas, lists of Commission delegates, FAI calendar (By-Laws Ch. 6) Help with FAI Awards for individual disciplines (By-Laws Ch. 7) Help with FAI Badges (By-Laws Ch. 8) 5 CIAM Plenary 2016 7.1. FAI General Conference 2015
Air Sports Development 1st Category Events in 2015 (without WG, WAG or CISM) *50* Events 1st Category *25* different countries on four Continents *75* FAI member countries participated ( Five results have not been received) a total of *3236*competitors (World: 1741/ Continental: 1237 / Others: 258.) Results received at the shortest after 0 day, and at the longest after *117* days! +5 not yet received 8 Events in the Red Bull Air Race World Championship On 17 events checked - 11 had problems: no valid SL International Records 373 International Records have been ratified, 69,43% of them being World Records. 392 Record Attempts during this period and 302 dossiers received. 6 CIAM Plenary 2016 7.1. FAI General Conference 2015
2016 FAI Calendar Prevision Total World Continental 2nd Cat CIAM 351 10 7 334 CIVL 296 1 4 291 IGC 32 2 0 30 IPC 13 3 0 11 RBAR 8 8 0 0 CIA 7 3 1 3 CIMA 7 2 1 4 CIVA 7 5 1 1 GAC 2 1 0 1 CIG 1 0 0 1 TOTAL 724 34 14 676 7 CIAM Plenary 2016 7.1. FAI General Conference 2015
Examples for Press Releases since 10/2014: Distribution Name Date 2. Executive Board and Liaison Officers in Dubai to Discuss the FAI World Air Games 04.12.2014 4. Aviation and Space World Records Anniversaries to Celebrate in 2015 20.02.2015 9. Les Championnats du Monde FAI de Voltige Aérienne auront lieu en France en août 2015 26.03.2015 16. FAI Captures the Trend of Drones and Opens its Doors to this New Booming Activity 18.06.2015 20. André Borscherg s Nagoya-Hawaii Flight: Performance Notifications Received by FAI 03.07.2015 21. Results - 2nd FAI World Paramotor Slalom Championships 06.07.2015 8 CIAM Plenary 2016 7.1. FAI General Conference 2015
Press Releases 2015 In addition to existing media contacts, professional provider for distribution and monitoring internationally 40+ Press releases in total Draw attention of media on activities of FAI and its Members / ASCs 9 CIAM Plenary 2016 7.1. FAI General Conference 2015
FAI controlled TV production and distribution 2015 Three selected events plus FAI World Air Games Production of news, 26 minute highlight shows and international distribution Example FAI World Aerobatic Championships: a total time of 704 hours and 6.693 airings in 193 countries. Example FAI WAG 2015: intermediate result of 16.150 airings in 198 countries Joint projects with LOCs 10 CIAM Plenary 2016 7.1. FAI General Conference 2015
FAI controlled TV production and distribution 2016 2016: events with dedicated production still to be selected Possibly 11 CIAM Plenary 2016 7.1. FAI General Conference 2015
FAI Head Office IT Services Relevant for the presentation of our sports to the public Next Steps: Continued Development of FAI Extranet Features: SL Database, Competition Management System, Result Management Registration System, Planned: Online Record Claims, Delegate updates, include CIAM Judges and others Planned long term: all FAI Officials(?), NAC managing their own information 12 CIAM Plenary 2016 7.1. FAI General Conference 2015
c) «Other Matters» Special focus: Finances FAI World Air Games FAI Strategy and Air Games Event Series Records and Performances Rules and Regulations Consistency Drone Flying FAI s role in the current developments Mission and Vision 13 CIAM Plenary 2016 7.1. FAI General Conference 2015
Finances 14 CIAM Plenary 2016 7.1. FAI General Conference 2015
FAI World Air Games Dubai 2015 The biggest FAI World Air Games ever Recognize the considerable efforts and investments of Host and FAI Lessons to be learnt for future high quality events of FAI Post-Event meeting with LOC, Evaluation Workshop 2/3 April 2016 Bidding process is opened for the next FAI World Air Games 15 CIAM Plenary 2016 7.1. FAI General Conference 2015
FAI Sports&Branding Strategy 16 CIAM Plenary 2016 7.1. FAI General Conference 2015
FAI Sports&Branding Strategy 17 CIAM Plenary 2016 7.1. FAI General Conference 2015
FAI Sports&Branding Strategy Air Games proposed general direction Ensure spectator awareness, media and sponsor interest. Clearly define product: placing, pricing and promotion. Support sponsorship opportunities and partner presence. We believe in multi-discipline air sports events that combine air sports with a logical fit. Internal development path: Joint effort of FAI EB/HO, ASCs and NACs 18 CIAM Plenary 2016 7.1. FAI General Conference 2015
Record and Performances Between 5 and 25% of Claims per year have to be rejected by FAI. Reasons: Does not satisfy to subclass rules Does not supersede the existing record. Does not outperform with minimum margin No dossier received in due time by FAI Continental Record not recognised by the Commission Speed up Ratification Process Work on better promotion of Record attempts and successes Promote Recognized Air Sports Performance in conjunction with Guinness Book of Records 19 CIAM Plenary 2016 7.1. FAI General Conference 2015
Rules and Regulations Consistency Inconsistency of Rules from FAI Statutes, By-Laws, through General Section Sporting Code, Specialized Sections and Internal Rules of ASCs makes FAI vulnerable! Mis-use of FAI logo, brand and non-compliance with rules makes FAI loose its values - Real (cash) values as well as idealistic values! EB decision July 2015 legal support for review of ASC rules and regulations Offer for Jury trainings in 2016 Encourage to use the rules, not prevent it Discussion about Licenses for FAI Officials 20 CIAM Plenary 2016 7.1. FAI General Conference 2015
Drone Flying FAI s role in the current developments FAI World governing body for air sports, recognized by the IOC Focus on recreational, sports oriented drone flying (not directly commercial nor military) FAI and CIAM to take and keep the lead in the framework development for Drone Flying / FPV Racing / Drone Racing events (PoCs Antonis, Bruno) FAI CIAM Letter to NACs and CIAM Delegates Trademark Protection for FAI Drone Racing Championships JARUS - SCB 21 CIAM Plenary 2016 7.1. FAI General Conference 2015
Drone Flying FAI s role in the current developments Participants National / International Level: safeguard interests of Aeromodelling and Air Sports in General! 22 CIAM Plenary 2016 7.1. FAI General Conference 2015
Drone Flying FAI s role in the current developments http://airspacedrone.com/ 23 CIAM Plenary 2016 7.1. FAI General Conference 2015
FAI Mission and Vision FAI - the global organisation for the promotion of air sports and recreational flying A world where safe participation in air sports and recreational flying is available to everyone at reasonable cost 24 CIAM Plenary 2016 7.1. FAI General Conference 2015
FAI Mission and Vision Promote Air Sports to the Benefit of our Air Sports Persons, FAI Member Organisations, FAI Air Sports Commissions and the general Public! 25 CIAM Plenary 2016 7.1. FAI General Conference 2015
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